![No Fun Allowed No Fun Allowed](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/square/000/015/266/Z7HeRxU.png)
No Fun Allowed
About
No Fun Allowed is an expression which is often used in Internet forums to mock those who insist others stay on topic in discussion threads.
Origin
While the phrase "no fun allowed" had been around for many years, on the web it is often associated with a picture from a Sonic the Hedgehog book Sonic's Shoes Blues[9] published by Golden Books in 1993[10]. The picture in the book depicts a SWATbot hammering a "No Fun Allowed" sign into the ground (shown below).
![Sonic's Shoes Blues SONIC ONICS SHOES SONICRLUES HEDG a Golden Book](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/995/279/8b1.jpg)
![Original Page Al of thot changed with the arrival of the evil Dr. Robotnik and his gang of uting robots. He took over as Dictator of the planet, ruling with an iron and from his headquarters in the city of Robotropolis of course, the Mobian people are not at all happy with life under the rule of Dr. Ro botnik, especially since he makes them work around the clock in his ing robot factories. They know that Dr. Robotnik doesn't care how big a mess he makes of Mobius .. just as long as he can stay in charge. OT ROPOL ROBOT KERS TED IN](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/995/280/d93.jpg)
Spread
The earliest archived use of the image can be dated back to October 16th, 2008, on 4chan's /jp/ (Japanese Culture) board[1]. On November 20th, 2010, a 4chan[8] user submitted the comic panel in a thread on the /tg/ (traditional games) board. On July 13th, 2011, The Escapist Forums[4] member rasta111 submitted the image in a thread regarding the use of taunts in fighting games. On February 20th, 2013, Newgrounds Forums[3] member BumFodder posted the image in a thread titled "No fun allowed."
![Original crop](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/731/143/3e3.jpg)
Notable Examples
The image has spawned numerous illustrated variations, featuring characters from franchises like Pokemon and My Little Pony.
![0fa.jpg NO ALLONED](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/731/145/0fa.jpg)
![e5e.png FUN ALLOWED](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/731/147/e5e.png)
![da7.png FUN ALLOWED](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/731/151/da7.png)
![c52.png FUN LLOWED](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/731/192/c52.png)
![868.jpg FUN](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/731/146/868.jpg)
![4a4.png NO Fv](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/731/149/4a4.png)
Anti-Mage
The phrase is also often attributed to the Anti-Mage from DOTA 2, sometimes as a variation "The Fun Ends Here". The reason for that is because he was an extremely powerful hero at the game release, and most of his abilities were designed to disable spellcasters, and therefore taking away all the "fun".[7]
![4c6.png](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/731/152/4c6.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Foolz – First Use on /jp/
[2] Foolz – No fun allowed search
[4] The Escapist – Example 2
[7] Reddit – Anti-Fun Anti-Mage?
[9] Tumblr – I found the source
[10] SonicRetro – Sonic's Shoes Blues
Top Comments
ÂÂÂAlex Mercer Moderator
Apr 06, 2014 at 12:27PM EDT
Asura
Apr 06, 2014 at 12:52PM EDT